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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

almost autumn

There's a nip in the air and a spring in my step -- forsooth, autumn's just around the corner here in the upper midwest. We've been happily munching away on apples and pears from last Saturday's green city market.

What's neat is that
the 3 plies are different colors -- 1 tan, 1 beige, and 1 variegated. The yarn knits up into a very pleasant variegated, marled fabric -- not
garish or awful like so many other commercial yarns. Each of
these three plies seems to be a plied light fingering weight. Great
stuff! Too bad it's no longer on the market.

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In August I instituted a no-new-yarn policy as we prepare to move, but this has already been bent a bit, as Quince and Co. restocked Lark in pomegranate. Not only did I order one more skein to finish Camilla Babe, but also a color book.

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until completely smooth. Pour into your ice cream
maker and churn according to the manufacturer's directions (about 20 min.).

Optional: Pour half the ice cream into a freezer-safe container. Dot a few blobs of fig butter over the top; swirl with a knife. Add the rest of the ice cream. Add a bit more fig butter if desired.

Put in
the freezer and allow to harden for at least 3 hours.

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A copy of Moosewood Restaurant New Classics has been sitting in my kitchen bookcase for a few months, sadly unopened and untested. I pulled it out to peruse at lunch today, and the recipes look fantastic! I'm getting very excited about veggies again. 25 tape flags now mark recipes that were calling my name. I'll keep you posted as to the successes.

i vote for all of this -- the ice cream (and the fig swirl), the quince and co, the aidez...i have been favorited aidezes myself lately. seems perfect for fall. (if i have that cardigan, i'll be able to figure out what i want to say in my dissertation, right?)

That yarn is really interesting, it's knitting up great. Yarn to finish a project doesn't really count... other wise you'd have piles of things just waiting for knitting. More yarn under those circumstances is very sensible!

Busy girl you! I'm so jealous of your fall weather -- we've cooled off down to crisp 91 degrees for the high today -- much better than 105 though!I've got Aidez in my faves but I hate seaming so it's lanquishing there. Can't wait to see how yours turns out -- beautiful and perfect, I'm sure! And the little jacket is looking very sweet -- love the name ;).Blessings,GG